Tokyo Stock Exchange starts carbon credit trading to cut emissions

Japan, other Asian countries face EU pressure to embrace carbon pricing

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The TSE has signed up 188 entities to trade "J credits" earned through activities that cut emissions, such as using renewable energy or managing forests. © Kyodo

SAYUMI TAKE, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- The Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday began trading of government-certified carbon emissions credits as more Asian countries employ market mechanisms to meet national climate goals.

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